Together, the DLCs complete the Eagle Bearer’s arc. The base game is about freedom—breaking chains, killing cultists, and choosing one’s path. Legacy of the First Blade introduces duty—the need to protect a lineage and a hidden blade. The Fate of Atlantis imposes responsibility—the burden of Isu knowledge and the decision to guard the Staff of Hermes for over two millennia, leading directly into the modern-day ending of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
The DLCs also rectify a major base-game weakness: the lack of connective tissue to the broader Assassin-Templar war. Without them, Odyssey feels like a fantastic Greek adventure that happens to include Isu artifacts. With them, it becomes a crucial prequel to Origins, explaining the bloodline of Aya, the origin of the Hidden Blade, and the Isu’s long shadow.
When Assassin’s Creed Odyssey launched in 2018, it was already a sprawling epic. Set in the sun-drenched chaos of the Peloponnesian War, players controlled a mercenary—Alexios or Kassandra—navigating family betrayals, mythical beasts, and the shadowy machinations of a proto-Assassin order. Yet the true scope of this ancient Greek tragedy was not fully revealed until the release of its post-launch content. The two major DLC arcs, Legacy of the First Blade and The Fate of Atlantis, along with the free crossover adventure The Lost Tales of Greece, do not simply add extra hours of gameplay; they fundamentally reframe the entire narrative. They transform Odyssey from a standalone adventure into a crucial origin story for the Assassin’s Creed universe, exploring the price of legacy, the nature of power, and the very foundation of the Brotherhood. assassin creed odyssey all dlc
The first DLC, Legacy of the First Blade (Episode 1: Hunted, Episode 2: Shadow Heritage, Episode 3: Bloodline), grounds the supernatural elements of the main game in the gritty, ideological war of the Hidden Ones. Set in Macedonia, this arc introduces Darius, the Persian "proto-Assassin" who wielded the first Hidden Blade. Unlike the main game’s focus on the chaotic Cult of Kosmos, Legacy of the First Blade presents the Order of the Ancients—a more organized, tyrannical precursor to the Templars. Thematically, this DLC forces the player-character to abandon their role as a free-willed misthios (mercenary) and confront a difficult concept: sacrifice. The narrative forces the Eagle Bearer into a forced romance and the birth of a child, a plot point controversial among fans for removing player choice. However, from a lore perspective, this is essential. It establishes the genetic line that will eventually lead to Aya, one of the co-founders of the Assassin Brotherhood in Assassin’s Creed Origins. The DLC’s core message is clear: the fight for freedom is not won by a lone hero but inherited through blood and pain, and the first blade carries a heavy price.
In stark contrast, the second major DLC, The Fate of Atlantis (Episode 1: Fields of Elysium, Episode 2: Torment of Hades, Episode 3: *Judgment of Atlantis), sheds the historical skin of Greece entirely to dive headlong into the series’ Isu science-fiction mythology. After completing the main game’s "Between Two Worlds" questline, the player enters a simulation created by the Isu artifact, the Staff of Hermes. Here, they are guided by the enigmatic Isu scientist Aletheia. Each episode is a morality play. Elysium, a false paradise, critiques blind obedience to authority (embodied by the tyrant Persephone). The Underworld forces the player to confront the horrors of unchecked power and retribution (led by the tortured Hades). Finally, Poseidon’s Atlantis presents a dilemma about the ethical use of advanced technology—an allegory for the Isu’s own hubris that led to their destruction. The gameplay expands significantly, offering new abilities tied to Isu-forged weapons and the mastery of the Staff. Ultimately, The Fate of Atlantis serves one grand purpose: to explain why Layla Hassan, the modern-day protagonist, is worthy of wielding the Staff. The DLC concludes with Kassandra/Alexios fulfilling their millennia-long duty, handing the Staff to Layla with a warning about balance. It elevates Odyssey from a family drama to a chapter in the cosmic cycle of order versus chaos. Together, the DLCs complete the Eagle Bearer’s arc
Between these two pillars lie the Lost Tales of Greece—a series of nine free, smaller quests. While not "DLC" in the premium sense, they are essential post-launch content that enriches the human dimension of the world. These blue-arrow quests offer vignettes that the main story ignored: helping a village of hedonistic outcasts, reuniting a grieving mother with a lost child, or participating in a parody of Greek theater. The most notable, The Daughters of Lalaia, provides a quiet, romantic epilogue for players who wanted a non-tragic ending. The Lost Tales reject world-saving drama in favor of ethos—the character of the people. They remind players that the Peloponnesian War is not just a stage for gods and conspiracies but a lived reality for farmers, poets, and slaves. In doing so, they make the high-concept stakes of the main DLCs feel earned and grounded.
In conclusion, the DLCs of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey are not mere appendages but the completion of the game’s thematic architecture. Legacy of the First Blade provides the tragic, human origin of the Assassin’s creed: that nothing is true because our lives are forced, and everything is permitted because we must find our own way to endure. The Fate of Atlantis provides the cosmic, Isu-level explanation for the modern-day conflict, rewarding long-time series fans with deep lore. And the Lost Tales of Greece provide the soul. Together, they take a magnificent but sometimes unfocused open-world game and forge it into a cohesive epic about inheritance, responsibility, and the long, lonely road of the one who chooses to fight. To play Odyssey without its DLCs is to see only the marble facade of a temple; to play them is to finally walk inside and read the myths carved upon the walls. The Fate of Atlantis imposes responsibility —the burden
Release Date: August 2021 (as a free update)
Access: Kephallonia dock (after completing main Odyssey + both DLCs)
Many players miss this, but it is the canonical ending of the entire game. You travel to the tiny island of Korfu for a vacation that goes wrong. You meet a new character (Barnabas’s niece) and uncover a lost Isu artifact. The tone is lighter—almost a beach party episode—but the final cutscene explicitly wraps up Kassandra’s 2,500-year journey and shows how the Staff of Hermes eventually reaches Layla in the modern day.
Why it matters: If you play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey all DLC but skip Korfu, you leave the story incomplete. The final line of the game is delivered here.
Key Reward: The Staff of the Dikastes (legendary) and a new humorous ship figurehead.
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